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Microbes In Human Welfare

Question
CBSEENBI12047128

One of the major difficulties in the biological control of insect pests is the :

  • practical difficulty of introducing the predator to specific areas

  • method is less effective as compared with the use of insecticides

  • predator does not always survive when transferred to a new environment

  • predator develops a preference to other diets and may itself become a pest

Solution

D.

predator develops a preference to other diets and may itself become a pest

Biological control refers to the use of living organisms like natural predators and parasites to reduce pest population and control diseases. They play an important role in controlling the plant pests like nematodes weeds, insects and mites. It helps in maintaining and balancing the plant species along with their natural enemies.

However they may become pest as they can develop a preference to other diets.